Fishing-reel guide



May 13 1924. 1,494,035

P. STOFT FISHING REEL GUIDE Filed Sept. 15. JQ?? Patented May 13, 1924.

UNITED STATES PETER, STOFT, OF BROOKLYN, NEVI YORK.

FISHING-REEL GUIDE.

Application led September 15, 1922. Serial No. 588,397. y

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, PETER Srorr, a citizen f ot' the United States, and resident of borough of Brooklyn, New York city, in the county of? Kings and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Reel Guides, of

which the following is a full, clear, and

exact specii'ication. This invention relates to fishing pole reels, and has for its object to provide an improved attachment for such reels by means of which the line may be guided onto the reel and snugly wound thereon.

lt is a particular object of the invention to mount the guide and drag spring on a single attachment which may be readily connected to a reel spindle and rigidly supported in proper relation to the reel. Other objects will appear as 'the description proceeds.

The invention will be first hereinafter described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, which constitute Part of this 25 specification, and then more specifically defined in the claims at the end of the description.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure l is a side view of a iishing reel with my improved attachment applied thereto, part of the reel being broken away to show how the drag spring is arranged in the groove thereof.

Figure 2 is an opposite side. view of the reel and the supporting means for the attachment, the fishing pole being indicated in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a side view of the attachment alone drawn to a larger scale.

Figures 4 and 5 are views of the attachment as it appears from opposite sides of Figure 3, a portion of the reel spindle being shown but the reel itself omitted, and a part of the attachment being shown in section in Figure 4 to indicate how the bracket for supporting the guide and drag spring is rigidly secured to the pole engaging plate, an

Figure 6 is an edge View of the reel and attachment looking in the direction indicated by rthe arrow in Figure 2.

The reel l may be of any known type and 5o as shown comprises the circular body 2 having the annular groove 3 in its periphery and a pair of handles or lknobs 4 on one side. Said reel is mounted to rotate freelyy on a spindle 5 having a plate 6 rigidly fixed 60 to one end 'thereof for atachment to a fishing pole, indicated in dotted lines at 7 in Figure 2, in any suitable manner. The plate 6 is channeled at 8 to fit the curved contour of the pole, will be readily understood.

The plate ti has a rigid lateral wing 9 eX- tending therefrom in line with the point of connection of the reel spindle therewith. A bracket l() is rigidly connected to said wing 9 by a bolt ll engaging a slot 22 ,in the wing 70 and a pair of pins l2 protruding from said bracket into corresponding openings in said wing, as best shown in Figures 3 and 4.

Said bracket l0 extends to the margin of the' reel and has a bent arm 13 extending 75 across the groove 3 of said reel, as best shown in Figure 6. To one edge of said arm 13 in line with the center of the groove `in the reel there is fixed a line guide or eye 14, while to the other edge ot said arm the B0 drag spring l5 is connected. The drag spring is secured by screws to 19 to said arm as clearly shown in Figures l and 5. Said spring l5 is bowed at 20 and has its free end extending into the groove of the reel to bear against the windings of the fishing line 2l therein. rlhe spring has suiiicient resiliency to permit it to always engage the line windings no matter how thick they may lie in the groove of the reel.

I claim q- 1. An attachment Jfor fishing reels comprising a bracket, and a line guide and drag `spring mounted on said bracket.

2. An attachment for fishing reels comprising a bracket, a line guide on one edge of said bracket, and `a drag sprin secured to the other edge of the bracket, said spring extending below said line guide. V

`2. An attachment for fishing reels com- 10 prising a bracket, a line guide mounted on said bracket, a plate secured to the spindle of the reel und adapted to embrace and be secured to a iishing pole, there being a luterally extending Wing on Said plate, and means for detachably securing said bracket rigidly to said Wing.

4. A11 attachment for fishing reels comprising a' bracket, a line guide mounted on said bracket, a plate secured to the spindle of the reel and adapted to be secured to a fishing pole, there. being a laterally extencl- 10 ing Wing on Said plate provided with a slot, e bolt ou Said bracket to engage said slotJ in the Wing, sind interlocking` members on said wing und bracket for rigidly securing them together for the purpose specified.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

PETER STOFT. 

